SPINACH CHEESE CORN SAMOSA

SPINACH CHEESE CORN SAMOSA

Holi is a festival of colors, celebrates the arrival of spring, fun times with loved ones and lip smacking food.  Indian festivals are synonymous with food and during Holi samosas, kachoris and gujiyas are the most popular delicacies. Samosa is one such versatile Indian snack which can be prepared in many different ways, well it can be said that imagination is the key. Spinach Cheese Corn Samosa is a fusion samosa recipe with a crispy green pastry stuffed with oregano, flavored with the succulent sweet corns, spinach, and gooey cheese. Spinach Cheese Corn Samosa can also be prepared using store-bought spring roll sheets as well. All you need to do is prepare the filling to stuff inside the samosa pastry. But in Spinach Cheese Corn Samosa Recipe the outer pastry is also prepared from scratch using the spinach puree. 
Snacks recipes like Spinach Cheese Corn Samosa are perfect for the festive occasions. You can make them for the evening tea-time snacks also. Serve Spinach Cheese Corn Samosa with homemade dips and chutneys for a delicious taste. 
Preparation Time    :  30 minutes
Cooking Time            :  30 minutes
Yields                           :   12
Ingredients for Samosa Dough:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon oil
a pinch of salt
3 to 4 tablespoon spinach puree (make a smooth puree without using water)
Ingredients for Samosa Filling:

1/2 Cup boiled sweet corn kernels

2 tablespoon spinach blanched & chopped

2 tablespoon mozzarella cheese grated

2 tablespoon processed cheese grated

1/2 teaspoon garlic finely chopped

1 green chili finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon crushed black pepper

1/4 teaspoon oregano

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method:

Knead soft dough with all-purpose flour, oil, salt using spinach puree.

Cover and rest the dough for half an hour.

Make a paste with a teaspoon of all-purpose flour and water. This paste will be used to seal the samosa edges. Set aside.

In a bowl mix boiled corn, chopped spinach, mozzarella, processed cheese, chopped green chilli, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.

Divide the dough into equal parts.

Dust the kitchen surface with flour and each portion of dough into paper thin sheets.

Cook the sheets for 10 seconds on each side over a pre-heated griddle. Ensure that no brown spots appear

Cut them into long rectangular sheets with approximate width of 3 inches.

Fold the sheet into a cone/triangle, stuff the filling and seal the samosa edges carefully with the flour paste. Any gaps may lead to oozing out the stuffing.

Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.

Fry the spinach corn cheese samosa until crispy on both the sides.

Serve Spinach Corn Cheese Samosa warm.

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